Hi- This is a two step discussion response. If you need anything, such as the readings, please advise.
Reading Material:
Policing: Chapter 3
Critical Issues in Policing: Chapters 3
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Questions- (275-325 words)
1. How can departments apply affirmative action policies and still keep standards high?
2. Why is it that women are less likely than men to choose police work as a profession?
3. Should recruits be rejected from becoming police officers because of an arrest? Conviction? Felony or Misdemeanor? Drug use or drug conviction? Why or why not?
4. What do you think should be the highest priority subjects taught in the police academy? Why?
CONCLUSION QUSTIONNAIRE (400 words minimum)
5. What factors are we balancing when we raise or lower hiring requirements for police departments? What problems may occur when
standards are too high or too low?
6. Explain the selection strategies of “selecting in” and “selecting out” applicants to police departments. What are the pros and cons of
each strategy?